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> [Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an audience, if you want to be successful, you have to write stuff people like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/writing-comedy-is-an-exposing-thing-because-you-re-putting-yourself/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

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## More by Catherine Tate

> [Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/because-i-was-a-shy-and-awkward-child-i-used-humour-to-deflect/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I went from an unemployed actor's life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It's not the usual way the crow flies, going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-went-from-an-unemployed-actor-s-life-to-doing-stand-up-comedy-and/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [“Am I bothered? Am I bothered though. I ain't doing nothing cause I ain't bothered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/am-i-bothered-am-i-bothered-though-i-ain-t-doing-nothing-cause-i-ain/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I used to go red when anybody spoke to me. It's awful because you absolutely cannot control it. If you are a child that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-used-to-go-red-when-anybody-spoke-to-me-it-s-awful-because-you/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [By a lot of people's standards, I lived a very privileged life. I never wanted for attention, I never wanted for material things. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/by-a-lot-of-people-s-standards-i-lived-a-very-privileged-life-i-never/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [When I realised I had a facility for humour, I latched on to it, and it gave me confidence and I built my personality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/when-i-realised-i-had-a-facility-for-humour-i-latched-on-to-it-and-it/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [Few things focus the mind like fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/few-things-focus-the-mind-like-fear/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [Nothing prompts creativity like poverty, a feeling of hopelessness, and a bit of panic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/nothing-prompts-creativity-like-poverty-a-feeling-of-hopelessness-and/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I'm not frightened of a bit of silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-m-not-frightened-of-a-bit-of-silence/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I'm an incredibly negative person, so any form of success is only ever going to be a relief to me and set my default…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-m-an-incredibly-negative-person-so-any-form-of-success-is-only-ever/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I don't know why, but people tend to look at stand-ups and think they can act, which actually isn't the case. But never mind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-don-t-know-why-but-people-tend-to-look-at-stand-ups-and-think-they/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I've never really thought I'd get married. It's not that I'm suspicious of it or anything like that, it's just that I don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-ve-never-really-thought-i-d-get-married-it-s-not-that-i-m/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [I realised that if you get yourself labeled as the funny one, people don't look any further. I've used that as I've got older.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/i-realised-that-if-you-get-yourself-labeled-as-the-funny-one-people/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [Nothing is ever going to be as important or as exciting as a baby. Everyone has their highs and lows, but if you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/nothing-is-ever-going-to-be-as-important-or-as-exciting-as-a-baby/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

> [If I hadn't had a baby, a part of me thinks I might have turned up on the red carpets all the time and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tate/if-i-hadn-t-had-a-baby-a-part-of-me-thinks-i-might-have-turned-up-on/)

[Catherine Tate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tate/)

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